6 Aug
2002
6 Aug
'02
10:28 a.m.
Alex White wrote:
I saw this link on Slashdot on Monday, thought it was
pretty funny. It's
a measure of how much cruft a Windows PC accumulates throughout its
lifetime. Funny to laugh at, but not on topic, you say. Well, The
Register is carrying the story and a plea of help from its author:
"However we would like your input. A community effort is required to
produce MacOS, POSIX-compliant versions, and touch wood, versions for
PalmOS, phones and *even VAXes too*." Input?
Original link: http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=7453/ddj0208q/0208q.htm
El Reg: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/26475.html
alex
I'd imagine quite a bit. Windows itself litters the hard drive with
orphaned .dlls, device drivers, outlook express, internet explorer and
other cruft, even through mininmal use. These, plus corrupt /
unnecessary registry keys, and god-knows-what else installed by
lazily-written, bloated third party apps probably account for 90% of
Windows' stability problems and most likely are the primary reason M$
itself recommends a fresh Windows re-install on a regular basis.
Mike